West Virginia Kanawha County Putnam County
Nitro
A city in Kanawha County, West Virginia — population 6,285 as of 2020.
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Overnight
66°F
Widespread Fog1% precip
Saturday
85°F
Widespread Fog then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms67% precip
Saturday Night
62°F
Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy77% precip
Sunday
78°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers17% precip
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Nitro by the numbers
Population
6,285Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 5.32 sq mi (13.77 km²), 0.57 sq mi water
- Median age
- 44.5
- Households
- 2,828
- Persons per household
- 2.4
- Median household income
- $53,848
- Median house value
- $128,900
Municipal office
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- PO BOX 308, NITRO, WV 25143